In October 2018 the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Shared Data Unit reported UK high streets had the highest concentration of fast food outlets since 2010.
Research suggests people most exposed to them are nearly twice as likely to be obese.
We analysed the latest business figures with population estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and found:
- The UK had seen a 34% increase in fast food outlets from 2010 to 2018
- In 2010, the average number of fast food outlets per 100,000 people was 47. It had risen to 61 by 2018
- In nearly every area (204 out of 215) the rate of takeaways per 100,000 people was higher in 2018 than 2010
The Shared Data Unit makes data journalism available to news organisations across the media industry, as part of a partnership between the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and the News Media Association. Stories generated by the partnership included:
- The Scotsman: 23 October 2018
- The Scotsman: 23 October 2018
- LBC radio: 23 October 2018
- The Sun: 24 October 2018
- The Times: 24 October 2018
- talkRADIO: 23 October 2018
- Daily Mail: 24 October 2018
- The i: 26 October 2018
- Mail Online: 27 October 2018
- ITV Wales: 23 October 2018
- Morpeth Herald: 22 October 2018
- Berwick Advertiser: 22 October 2018
- Rochdale Online: 23 October 2018
- Cornish Stuff: 23 October 2018
- Yorkshire Evening Post: 23 October 2018
- News Guardian: 23 October 2018
- ITV News Bradford: 23 October 2018
- Northumberland Gazette: 23 October 2018
- Redditch & Alcester Advertiser: 23 October 2018
- ITV Central: 23 October 2018
- Northampton Chronicle & Echo: 23 October 2018
- Kidderminster Shuttle: 23 October 2018
- ITV News Anglia:
- Sunderland Echo: 23 October 2018
- Bromsgrove Advertiser: 23 October 2018
- Edinburgh Evening News: 23 October 2018
- Stourbridge News: 23 October 2018
- Barking and Dagenham Post: 23 October 2018
- The Shields Gazette: 23 October 2018
- Pirate FM: 23 October 2018
- Grimsby Live: 23 October 2018
- South Wales Argus: 23 October 2018
- ecnmy.org: 23 October 2018
- Catering Today: 23 October 2018
- Ilford Recorder: 24 October 2018
- Blackpool Gazette: 24 October 2018
- Lincolnshire Reporter: 24 October 2018
- Wigan Today: 24 October 2018
- Bradford Telegraph & Argus: 24 October 2018
- Kent Online: 24 October 2018
- Daddyhood.net: 24 October 2018
- Stoke Sentinel/StokeonTrentLive: 25 October 2018
- Footprint: 25 October 2018
- Rotherham Advertiser: 26 October 2018
- Kent Online: 26 October 2018
- Daily Echo: 27 October 2018
- Romford Recorder: 29 October 2018
- Wales: Daily Post: 31 October 2018
- Scotland: Border Telegraph: 1 November 2018
- Southwark News: 1 November 2018
- Scotland: Peeblesshire News: 1 November 2018
- Eastern Daily Press: 6 November 2018
- Diss Mercury: 6 November 2018
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